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Helping good parents raise better kids.™ ParentsDecember 2018 Guideof Las Vegas Glittering Lights INSIDE: Legacy Traditional Schools Disney on Ice Koo Koo Kanga Roo FREE Legacy Traditional Schools 2 ParentsGuide of Las Vegas December 2018 After more than a decade of academic success Spanish, underlying their mission to build lifelong in Arizona, Legacy Traditional Schools is making learners and good citizens. its mark in Nevada with two – soon to be three – campuses across Las Vegas and Henderson. Outside of the classroom, Legacy students create foundations of athleticism, health, and confidence In 2017 Legacy Traditional Schools opened its doors from an early age in the Momentum Fitness Program. in Nevada at its North Las Vegas campus (North The Mozart Performing Arts Program encourages Valley). Their Henderson campus (Cadence), located students to grow their talents in music classes four in the Cadence Masterplan community, opened this days per week. past fall. Legacy is now accepting applications for its enrollment lottery at all three campuses, including Serving more than 19,000 students at sixteen its third – set to open for the 2019-20 school year in campuses throughout Arizona and Nevada, Legacy’s southwest Las Vegas. growth is a testament to its long-standing reputation as a leader in developing well-rounded, lifelong “Legacy Traditional Schools have a track record of learners and good citizens. academic achievement and parent satisfaction,” said Candyce Farthing, superintendent of Legacy Traditional Schools in Nevada. “We’re excited to meet the demand for school choice in the greater Las Vegas area while providing parents and students with the opportunity to experience Legacy’s back-to-basics, well-rounded approach to learning – and our commitment to developing strong character.” Legacy says their strong academics and traditional values would not be possible without their community of engaged parents and dedicated staff. Every Legacy Traditional Schools campus features a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes all areas of academic For enrollment applications or information about study, including the arts, computers, science, and Legacy Traditional Schools, visit legacytraditional.org. Legacy Traditional Schools After more than a decade of academic success Spanish, underlying their mission to build lifelong in Arizona, Legacy Traditional Schools is making learners and good citizens. its mark in Nevada with two – soon to be three – campuses across Las Vegas and Henderson. Outside of the classroom, Legacy students create foundations of athleticism, health, and confidence In 2017 Legacy Traditional Schools opened its doors from an early age in the Momentum Fitness Program. in Nevada at its North Las Vegas campus (North The Mozart Performing Arts Program encourages Valley). Their Henderson campus (Cadence), located students to grow their talents in music classes four in the Cadence Masterplan community, opened this days per week. past fall. Legacy is now accepting applications for its enrollment lottery at all three campuses, including Serving more than 19,000 students at sixteen its third – set to open for the 2019-20 school year in campuses throughout Arizona and Nevada, Legacy’s southwest Las Vegas. growth is a testament to its long-standing reputation as a leader in developing well-rounded, lifelong “Legacy Traditional Schools have a track record of learners and good citizens. academic achievement and parent satisfaction,” said Candyce Farthing, superintendent of Legacy Traditional Schools in Nevada. “We’re excited to meet the demand for school choice in the greater Las Vegas area while providing parents and students with the opportunity to experience Legacy’s back-to-basics, well-rounded approach to learning – and our commitment to developing strong character.” Legacy says their strong academics and traditional values would not be possible without their community of engaged parents and dedicated staff. Every Legacy Traditional Schools campus features a rigorous curriculum that emphasizes all areas of academic For enrollment applications or information about study, including the arts, computers, science, and Legacy Traditional Schools, visit legacytraditional.org. December 2018 Helping good parents raise better kids.™ Contents ParentsGuide of Las Vegas Signpost ParentsGuide Team Editorial Contributors Lexy Lionel Harvey J. Simon, MD Dr. Stephen Fife, PhD Dr. Sabra R. Smith Christy M. Collins Dr. Meena Vohra Dr. Ray Huntington Dr. Maria Martinez Cassie Rice Icia Reid-Sandulak Dr. Michelle A. Audrey Sherwood 3 Legacy Traditional Fontenelle-Gilmer, MD Kirsten Lopez, MA Schools Publisher Mark Rudy 5 Day One Journal Editor AJ Walsh 6 Artists Unite For Aerial Creative Director Fitness Blood Drive Hugh Roper 16 Family Events Photographer 9 Disney on Ice Sarah Jackson-Vanderpool Calendar 10 Preschools and Graphic Designers 30 Directory Pages Jason Pribble Brittany Lish Daycare Jeffrey Bona Contact 13 Koo Koo Kanga Roo Advertising To advertise in Nevada’s largest 14 Rock the Night Away at family magazine call 702-843-8350. Glittering Lights’ 18th Calendar Items To suggest events to be included on Season the monthly family calendar, send an e-mail to vegasmagazines@outlook. com. Submissions are due by the 15th of the month. 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They will free entertainment throughout the day. and was a driving force in the creation of all come together to perform in Aerial Donors are encouraged to make an America's Blood Centers (a consortium Fitness’s Holiday show “Gift of Life” with appointment to give blood by calling of independent community blood centers performances every hour during Aerial (702)886-2250 or online at www.bloodhero. throughout the U.S. and Canada, includ- Fitness’ community Blood drive on Sat- com and enter Sponsor Code: AERIAL ing Vitalant). Both organizations play a urday, December 8, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. FITNESS. You can also contact Kristi Togu- major role in communicating advances in to 3:00 p.m. with Vitalant of Las Vegas at chi at (702)886-2250 or visit bit.ly/Aerial- transfusion medicine nationwide. For more City Athletic Club. Shows will start every BloodDrive for more information. information, visit www.vitalant.org . hour from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. About Vitalant About Aerial Fitness Kristi Toguchi, owner of Aerial Fitness, is Founded in 1943, Vitalant is one of Aerial Fitness School was founded by hoping to raise awareness and support the the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit 3rd generation performing artist, Kristi blood needs in the valley by hosting a Com- transfusion medicine organizations. We Toguchi. Located in the City Athletic Club munity Blood Drive in Loving Memory of comprise a network of nearly a dozen in Summerlin, the school offers beginning her father, Mr. Terry Toguchi. community blood centers, each with its through professional classes including: Toguchi said “After my father passed, own rich history and legacy. Vitalant is aerial Qitness, aerial acrobatics, and Qlex- I discovered that he was inducted into an internationally known and respected ibility. Aerial Fitness School alumni have the Hawaii Blood Bank Wall of Fame for leader that continues to push the bound- reached their dreams of becoming profes- donating blood 142 times. Since then, cre- aries to advance the experience, practice sional performers and it is their mission to ating awareness of the importance of blood and application of transfusion medicine. inspire artists in Las Vegas and beyond. donations has been a passion of mine. In Vitalant provides blood and special ser- Aerial Fitness provides classes and enter- my lifetime, I hope to honor him by mul- vices to patients in more than 1,000 hospi- tainment for local charities and events. For tiplying this number by at least 10 times.” tals across 40 states. Vitalant is a founding more information, visitAerial-Fitness.net. INTRODUCTORY FAMILY SPECIAL MARTIAL ARTS $29 for the first month Schedule your first class today! WWW.FAMILYATANV.COM 75 E. Horizon Ridge Pkwy Ste. 100 183 N Gibson Rd. Ste. 130 2651 Windmill Pkwy. 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